The Luke Skywalker star thought he was just liking a tweet about wolves the animal – but soon realised he was onto something bigger when his following surged by 6,000 Wolves fans overnight.

Today he admitted on Twitter: "Now I'm a mad fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers - an actual team I had no idea even existed before!"

Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
In one of Real Madrid's most outstanding performances at the Camp Nou, Los Blancos beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Supercup. Real were leading 2-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo's 80th minute goal, but just before the final whistle, we sealed the win with this beautiful Marco Asensio strike.
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